French Republicans

The French Republicans were a faction of French politics during the late 18th and 19th centuries, known for their advocacy of a republic instead of a monarchy. The Republican movement in France originated after the American Revolutionary War, as many French philosophers and peasants became convinced that France should overthrow the monarchy and become a republic like the United States. The Republicans' views were liberal for the era, but their views are now seen as conservative, as they upheld Enlightenment and "classical liberal" ideals that are now considered to be center-right views. The Republicans would disband in 1848 after the establishment of a republic, and formal political parties would be established.